The following ILTF publications can be viewed online using Acrobat Reader, except where only hard copy is available.
Contact us to order hard copies of one or more of our publications.
A historical account of Indian land ownership, from pre-contact to the present.
Message Runner, Vol. 3 (hard copy only)
A look at rights of way in Indian Country.
Message Runner, Vol. 2 (hard copy only)
A primer on Indian estate planning and probate.
Message Runner, Vol. 1 (hard copy only)
An overview of the major Indian land tenure issues.
An overview of 17 Draft General Principles of Law Relating to Native Lands and Natural Resources. The Draft General Principles were developed in partnership with Indian Law Resource Center as part of the Native Land Law Project.
General information on land use planning for Indian allottees as well as GIS-based land maps for Pine Ridge landowners to use for individual and tribal land planning purposes. Developed by Village Earth, with a grant from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation.
An analysis of the BIA’s Indian Land Consolidation Pilot Program, which began in 1999, as a result of Congressional Acts and Supreme Court decisions that sought to remedy problems associated with fractionated ownership of Indian land title.
A report by Indian Land Tenure Foundation to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.
Highlights the Foundation’s core mission and work.
Winning entries from Native Women and Youth in Agriculture’s annual student essay contest.
The second community survey conducted by ILTF examines landownership and estate planning among Indian people.
The first community survey conducted by ILTF about the importance of land and the value of property rights.
Annual Reports